The life of horror : how horror movies shaped my life /

Massey, Angela M. (Knitter) 1980-

The life of horror : how horror movies shaped my life / by Angela Massey ; illustrations by Howie Massey. - First edition. - 667 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24cm.

Reader's guide and horror movie checklist on pages 650-660.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Watership Down, my first horror movie -- The Howling and me crying -- Dead Alive and dead inside -- Silence of the Lambs, the lambs did not stop screaming --976-EVIL?! The cover said Cannibal Holocaust!-- Hellraiser and my aching heart -- Repo! The Genetic Opera and my love of the musical -- Cabin in the Woods, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and my adventures showing movies outside -- Family bonding over Terrifier 3.

Do horror movies make a kid violent? Are people who are exposed to horror movies more inclinded to be mentally unstable? In this humorous autobiography, Angela Massey explores her life of growing up watching movies that make you afraid of the dark. From her earliest memory of watching The Howling as a kid, to having movie nights introducing horror films to her friends in her backyard as an adult, we will see how the horror gerne shaped her life. - Back cover.


Horror films--History and criticism.


Valparaiso (Ind.).

PN1995.9.H6 / M3851 2024

791.436164 / M3851 2024